Each quarter, we have our kindergarten families create a family project focusing around a theme or holiday that we will be learning about in kindergarten. Last year, the students each decorated a kite made out of poster board and we hung them in our hallway to display. This year, we decided to go with our bug theme and have the students decorate a butterfly, ladybug, or ant. I passed out the project right before spring break, which would give the students something to do over the long week.
After spring break, the students (no joke) came running toward my classroom with their bug flapping in the air above their head! It was so cute! I wasn't quite sure whether they were happy to see me or show off their adorable project! The students excitingly shared their bugs with their classmates before I hung them outside of our classroom to display for everyone to see! Below are some pictures I took of the finished projects.
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| A student used stickers, pipe cleaners and pom-poms to decorate his butterfly. |
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| A student used glitter, coffee grounds, and this awesome red foam! *I asked her what the foam was called, but she couldn't remember. Can anyone help me out? I LOVE this bug! |
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| This butterfly was very different from all the other butterflies. The student who created this used beautiful flower petals, pine cones, long grass, and some dried flowers. It smelled like spring! |
The students don't know this yet, but we will be getting ants and caterpillars to add to our insect area in the classroom! Below are some pictures of the insect area I created over spring break.
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| Here are a couple of nonfiction texts about ants, an ant farm, and in the pink bag there are magnifying glasses and bug glasses. The bug glasses show the students what it would be like to see the world with compound eyes! |
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| Here is our butterfly nursery. The caterpillars haven't arrived yet! |
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| The students will use these insect words during Daily 5 and during science when they are writing in their insect observation journal. |
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| The students will use these insect words during Daily 5 and during science when they are writing in their insect observation journal. |
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| The students will use these insect words during Daily 5 and during science when they are writing in their insect observation journal. |
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| A view of all the insect words. |
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These three prompts will help the students begin their sentences in their insect observation journal.
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